A Manager's Checklist for Validating Software Cost and Schedule Estimates.

Abstract

This report provides a checklist of questions to ask and evidence to look for when assessing the credibility of a software cost and schedule estimate. The checklist can be used either to review individual estimates or to motivate and guide organizations toward improving their software estimating processes and practices

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293298

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Park

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Calibration
  • Cost Estimates
  • Cost Models
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Life Cycles
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Technical Information Centers
  • United States
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis